to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
right beside; close to; nearby
danger; peril; hazard; risk
still; as yet; as it has been
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to fly around; to scatter
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
how much; how many; to what extent
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud